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Erie County, New York

US county information
NameErie County
StateNew York
SeatBuffalo
US Area
Total Area1227 sq mi (3177.9 km2)
Land Area1044 sq mi (2704 km2)
Water Area183 sq mi (474 km2)
Population950265 (2000)
Density351/km2 (909.1/sq mi)
Founded1821

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Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 950,265. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.

Erie County is part of the Buffalo - Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern part of the county is known as the Southtowns.

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Culture in the Balance: Cuts rock stable arts groups - WBFO Tweet this news
WBFO--BUFFALO, -NY- (WBFO) - The 2011 -Erie County- budget includes $4.4 million for ten cultural groups that the county executive said are regionally significant. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:53:37 GMT+00:00
Bachelor Recap- Prostitution is Legal in Vegas - wgr550.com Tweet this news
wgr550.com--We are truly one of -New York- State's oldest and most respected Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep dealerships. So whether you live in Niagara County, -Erie County-, ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:36:58 GMT+00:00
Sheriff's Arrest Suspect Called 'One-Man Crime Spree' - WGRZ-TV Tweet this news
WGRZ-TV--GRAND ISLAND, -NY- - The -Erie County- Sheriff's Department has charged a man they say may be responsible for as many as 75 larcenies across Grand Island over ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:54:08 GMT+00:00
Wednesday Hassan Trial - WKBW-TV Tweet this news
WKBW-TV--By WKBW News BUFFALO, -NY- ( WKBW ) The murder trial of Muzzamil Hassan continues today at -Erie County- Court. Channel 7's Laura Gray and videographer Arnie ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:08:41 GMT+00:00
Erie County Winterfest Set for Sunday - WGRZ-TV Tweet this news
WGRZ-TV--ORCHARD PARK, -NY--Western New Yorkers who enjoy making the most of the winter weather will want to check out Chestnut Ridge Park on Sunday. -Erie County's- ... - Date : Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:15:26 GMT+00:00
Topic shifts as Oishei officer talks about evaluating culturals - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--A panel of the -Erie County- Legislature met Thursday with an officer of the John R. Oishei Foundation. It was unlike that now-infamous ... - Date : Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:27:15 GMT+00:00
Attorney General Sues Extreme Snowplowing - WKBW-TV Tweet this news
WKBW-TV--The lawsuit was filed on Monday in -New York- Supreme Court in -Erie County-, and seeks restitution for consumers, injunctive relief, and penalties. ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:38:32 GMT+00:00
Decapitation murder trial underway in Buffalo, NY courtroom - Canada Free Press Tweet this news
Canada Free Press--The -Erie County-, -New York- district attorney ultimately charged HASSAN with second degree murder, and publicly downplayed the act of beheading to a ... - Date : Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:40:58 GMT+00:00
State Senate Republicans reward four breakaway Dems - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--Patrick Gallivan of -Erie County- -- to Sen. Diane Savino, a Staten Island Democrat. Gallivan, who recently was given two committee chairmanships, ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:36:47 GMT+00:00
Western New York Officials Push For County Control In Medicaid Cuts - City Hall Tweet this news
City Hall---Erie County- Executive Chris Collins said his doubts about Albany's ability to solve the state's Medicaid problem convinced him he could not wait for the ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:12:38 GMT+00:00

Rivers, streams, and lakes : Erie County Routes

Erie County Executives :
Name Party Term
Edward C. Rath Republican 1962 � 1969
B. John Tutuska Republican 1969 � 1971
Edward Regan Republican 1972 � 1978
Ed Rutkowski Republican 1979 � 1987
Dennis Gorski Democratic 1988 � 1999
Joel Giambra Republican 2000 � 2007
Chris Collins Republican 2008 � present

Elected Officials :
Office Name Party Hometown
County Executive Chris Collins Republican Clarence
County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz Democrat Buffalo
District Attorney Frank Sedita III Democrat Buffalo
County Sheriff Tim Howard Republican Eden
County Clerk Kathy Hochul Democrat Hamburg

County Legislature :
District Title Name Party Hometown
3 Chairwoman Barbara Miller-Williams Democrat Buffalo
6 Majority Leader Maria R. Whyte Democrat Buffalo
13 Minority Leader John J. Mills Republican Orchard Park
1 Daniel M. Kozub Democrat Lackawanna
2 Timothy J. Whalen Democrat Buffalo
4 Raymond W. Walter Republican Amherst
5 Dino Fudoli Republican Lancaster
7 Betty Jean Grant Democrat Buffalo
8 Thomas J. Mazur Democrat Cheektowaga
9 Christina W. Bove Democrat West Seneca
10 Kevin R. Hardwick Republican Tonawanda
11 Lynn Marinelli Democrat Tonawanda
12 Lynne M. Dixon Republican Hamburg
14 Thomas A. Loughran Democrat Amherst
15 Edward Rath III Republican Williamsville

Municipalities and communities of Erie County, New York

County seat: Buffalo
CitiesBuffalo * Lackawanna * Tonawanda
TownsAlden * Amherst * Aurora * Boston * Brant * Cheektowaga * Clarence * Colden * Collins * Concord * Eden * Elma * Evans * Grand Island * Hamburg * Holland * Lancaster * Marilla * Newstead * North Collins * Orchard Park * Sardinia * Tonawanda * Wales * West Seneca
VillagesAkron * Alden * Angola * Blasdell * Depew * East Aurora * Farnham * Gowanda � * Hamburg * Kenmore * Lancaster * North Collins * Orchard Park * Sloan * Springville * Williamsville
CDPsAngola on the Lake * Billington Heights * Cheektowaga * Clarence Center * Eden * Elma Center * Harris Hill * Holland * Lake Erie Beach * North Boston * Tonawanda * Town Line * West Seneca
Other
hamlets		Akron Junction * Alden Center * Armor * Athol Springs * Bagdad * Bellevue * Big Tree * Blakeley * Blossom * Boston * Bowmansville * Brant * Brighton * Carnegie * Chaffee * Clarksburg * Cleveland Hill * Clifton Heights * Collins Center * Concord * Creekside * Crittenden * Dellwood * Derby * Doyle * Duells Corner * Dutchtown * East Amherst * East Concord * East Eden * East Elma * East Seneca * Ebenezer * Eden Valley * Eggertsville * Ellicott * Elma * Evans Center * Ferry Village * Footes * Forks * Fowlerville * Gardenville * Getzville * Glenwood * Grandyle Village * Green Acres * Griffins Mills * Holland * Hunts Corners * Jerusalem Corners * Jewettville * Kenilworth * Langford * Lawtons * Locksley Park * Loveland * Marilla * Marshfield * Millersport * Millgrove * Morton Corners * Mount Vernon * Murrays Corner * New Ebenezer * New Oregon * North Bailey * North Evans * Oakfield * Patchin * Peters Corners * Pine Hill * Pinehurst * Pontiac * Porterville * Protection * Sand Hill * Sandy Beach * Scranton * Sheenwater * Shirley * Snyder * South Newstead * South Wales * Spring Brook * Swifts Mills * Taylor Hollow * Town Line Station * Swormville * Walden Cliffs * Wales Hollow * Wanakah * Water Valley * Webster Corners * Wende * West Alden * West Falls * Weyer * Williston * Windom * Wolcottsburg * Woodlawn * Woodside * Wyandale * Zoar
Indian
reservations		Cattaraugus Reservation * Tonawanda Reservation �
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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